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22 November 1985 (USA) morePlot:
A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Superb! moreCast
(Credited cast) | Brian Wilson | ... | Himself |
| Dennis Wilson | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Carl Wilson | ... | Himself |
| Mike Love | ... | Himself |
| Al Jardine | ... | Himself |
| Bruce Johnston | ... | Himself |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| The Beach Boys | ||
 | Jack Benny | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Jimi Hendrix | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Bob Hope | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Paul McCartney | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Van Dyke Parks | ... | Himself |
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A couple of songs in the film, "Surf's Up" and "Fire" (aka. "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow") were recorded for the famous, unreleased "SMiLE" album which was supposed to be released in the summer of 1967. moreFAQ
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What's great about this film, is that it doesn't just show you a series of little fifteen second sound-bites of vintage performances, but lets each clip run it's course, so you get to hear the entire song. Although many of them are obviously lip-synched (most notably "California Girls" from the Bob Hope special), there are enough rarities here to satisfy even the hardest of hard-core fans. The highlight of the movie, for me at least, was "In My Room" with a full orchestral backing from 1963, that must have been Al Jardine's very first filmed performance with the group. If only all musical documentaries were this good!